Institutes, Centers, & Initiatives

Billion Dollar Behaviors: Navigating Project Management’s Human Element

September 13, 2023 / Wednesday Webinar / Tag: Center for Supply Chain Excellence

Matthew J. Morris is an industry recognized subject matter expert in project controls and earned value management systems. Early in his career he managed the $2.7B Capital Improvements Program for the District of Columbia and was an adjunct professor teaching the capstone course (M290) for the George Washington University’s Masters in Program Management curriculum. As a senior leader at IBM, Mr. Morris developed and implemented IBM Federal’s capture and proposal management process. He managed some of IBM Federal’s largest government contracts including the CMS Healthcare General Ledger and Accounting System (HIGLAS). Mr. Morris was the President and CEO of Project and Program Management Solutions, International (PPMS) for 14 years. During this time, he developed and implemented the Federal government’s first cabinet-level agency EVMS at the Office of Personnel Management. During the span of his career, he’s contributed to the ANSI/EIA 748 Standard for Earned Value Management, the GAO Cost Estimating and Assessment Guide, and GAO Schedule Assessment Guide. Mr. Morris has lectured internationally including India, China, and Europe. He recently left an executive level position with General Dynamics Information Technology (GDIT) leading their corporate program management and scheduling group to take a position as the Chief Operating Officer at Cassidy Consulting Group. He is married to Adrienne Morris; they have two adult children and live in Naples, FL.

Regional Economic Indicators: September 2023 Report

September 05, 2023 / RERI Research Team

The RERI has published Regional Economic Indicators for September 2023. The monthly publication represents a collection and analysis of economic indicators including airport passenger activity, taxable sales, tourist tax revenues, labor force, employment, real estate, and consumer sentiment for the Southwest Florida workforce region.

SWFL Real Estate: Third Quarter 2023 Report

August 31, 2023 / RERI Research Team / Tag: Lucas Institute for Real Estate Development & Finance

For the second quarter of 2023, existing residential units sold and housing affordability both continued to trend downward. Furthermore, increases in real median sale prices have begun to cool down, while the average age for properties sold continues to increase.

Issue Brief: Southwest Florida Housing Affordability

August 25, 2023 / RERI Research Team

During the past few years, in a period of low interest rates and increasing demand for homes, the U.S housing market has seen record high prices that are increasing at a faster rate than wages. Now that the U.S has entered a restrictive monetary policy period, high prices together with high interest rates have significantly decreased housing affordability. According to the National Association of Realtors, housing affordability ended 2022 with double digit declines from a year ago in all four regions of the country (Hyman, 2022). Moreover, there is a housing shortage which has reached crisis proportions at the same time as millennials are reaching the age when they are beginning to consider buying a home, which is likely to keep prices high (Trapasso, 2022).